Overturned big-rig removed from NB Hwy 17

Traffic is once again moving along state Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains after crews cleared an overturned big-rig that blocked northbound lanes of traffic for five hours this morning.

The big-rig crashed shortly before 7 a.m. on "Big Moody Curve," a dangerous stretch of roadway north of Summit Road, and a Sig-alert was issued a short time later.

The trailer portion of the big-rig overturned in the crash, and traffic was diverted onto Old Santa Cruz Highway after the California Highway Patrol shut down both lanes of northbound traffic as they righted the big-rig.